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His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry of the State of Qatar, Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum, and Yves-Louis Darricarrère, Total's President, Upstream, signed today a Heads of Agreement on Al Khalij field, offshore Qatar, for a further 25 years.
Located about 130 kilometers east of the Qatari coast, Al Khalij field was discovered by Total in 1991 and commenced production in 1997 pursuant to an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement ("EPSA"), which was signed in 1989 and is due for expiry in early 2014.
Under the new HOA, QP and Total will have a 60/40 operating interest in the field following the expiry of the EPSA, and Total will continue to operate the field.
Commenting on the QP/Total partnership on Al Khalij field, His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Qatar's Minister of Energy and Industry said: "We have been working with our long time partner, Total, on Al Khalij field since its discovery. It has been a mutually beneficial and fruitful partnership. We are pleased to sign this new agreement to further develop the field as part of His Highness, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani's vision to continue to prudently develop our natural resources and to increase Qatar's hydrocarbon reserves."
The HOA is further evidence of Total's commitment to Qatar. This commitment took a new dimension when the company was one of the first participants in the multi-billion dollar gas projects in Ras Laffan. Total subsequently participated in other large developments in Qatar's refining and petrochemicals sectors as well.
"This new agreement exemplifies the long-standing partnerships forged with the State of Qatar, as it reflects Total's commitment to work hand in hand with QP. I am delighted to see Total continuing to be recognized, not only for operational excellence in the energy sector, but also as an active member of Qatar's community and society at large," stated Mr Darricarrère.
The signing ceremony which was held at QP Headquarters was attended by a number of senior officials from Qatar Petroleum and Total.


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Maxie Snead Patten (1912-1992)
Maxie Snead Patten was a well known athlete, teacher, coach, youth leader and author of Berrien County, GA. On September 3, 1950 Maxie Snead Patten addressed the youth of the Ray City community at the Ray City Baptist Church.
Maxie Snead played on the "Nashville Wonder Six" Southeast Georgia Championship teams of 1927, 1928, and 1929. Among her team mates was Ida Lou Giddens, daughter of Ray City barber and mayor Lyman Franklin Giddens.
In the 1930s Maxie Snead Patten coached the girls basketball teams at New Lois School to the Berrien County Championship. Team member Alma Luke later attended the Ray City School.

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Mashable Connect 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 3:00 PM - Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 10:00 PM (EDT)
Date: Thursday, May 3rd – Saturday, May 5th, 2012 (departure Sunday morning, May 6th)
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The second year for our signature conference will bring our community together to explore the Future of Digital. Mashable Connect 2012 will feature premier speakers that will provide insight into the technologies and trends that are shaping the next era of technological and digital innovation.
Join Mashable and our community to inspire and be inspired. The conference will cover new ground, break news, feature special networking events and include some Disney magic along the way.
Mashable Connect attracts a top tier audience of executives and senior professionals in digital, tech and social media. Whether you're a brand leader, agency, strategist, entrepreneur, creative or senior level marketer, Mashable Connect is a valuable opportunity to learn from and network with other digital leaders from across industries.
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Your First Event: Making a Simple Tunic
You'll need something to wear to your first "garbed" event (an event where clothing worn prior to 1600 is expected). The quickest and easiest way to do this to make a tunic or two.
In order to make a tunic follow the instructions below.
For 'in person' assistance, a good way to get this is to ask someone on Tuesdays at Fighter Practice / A&S to introduce you to someone who can help, or come along to Dence Park A&S days. Information about both of these can be found at the Regular Events page. Remember, things such as locations (temporary new venue at time of writing for Tuesdays) and dates (Dence Park dates change yearly) can change, so check posts in the appropriate section on this site for the most up to date information (hint: the above are event related).
Quick guidance
Tunics are worn by everyone throughout the entire period the SCA covers, until the mid-1300s pretty much all clothing is comprised of layers of tunics of various lengths and looseness / tightness. After the mid-1300s the tunic is made of white linen and is the underwear layer, and is herafter known as a 'smock', 'shirt', 'chemise'. No matter what period you want to cover you will need to make a tunic (or 7).
As a general rule of thumb for outerwear tunics men should aim for a knee length tunic and women should aim for a floor length tunic.
Try to make your tunics from natural fibres: wool, linen or cotton. You will be more comfortable in the heat, warmer in the cold and less likely to sustain serious injury if you clothes catch on fire over a flame / fire.
To make your tunics look good try layering two tunics, and decorating the cuffs, hem and neckline of the tunic in some way (see inspiration section below).
Above all, the SCA requires AN ATTEMPT at clothing that would have been worn prior to 1600. Whatever you make will be fine 🙂
- Open the Elizabethan Smock Generator website (a smock is what the tunic turned into over time)
- Find a friend / relative, get a tailor's measuring tape and take all the measurements listed on the website. Write them down on some note-paper. It's better to have someone else take them for you as there are measurements you won't be able to take accurately on your own.
- Input them into the pattern generator, choose the "pieced option" if you have experience sewing, and the "1-piece option" if you haven't sewn much before. Note down how much fabric it says you will need. You can convert inches to cms and yards to metres on this site. Save the page, or re-enter the information at step 5.
- Find / buy this amount of fabric, take it home, wash it the same way you plan to wash the tunic(s) in future, which reduces possible future shrinkage (wash it separately, in case the dyes run on the first wash).
- Refer to the generated pattern, and cut out all the pieces following the instructions on the generator page
- Follow the instructions on this page to assemble the tunic. Exception: in step 4, make it a round neck opening, not a square one
- Wear it to an event and enjoy!
Photos of re-enactors in tunics for you to get ideas on what you would like to wear / make:
- An Italian photographer taking photos or re-enactment events: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nerogotico/sets/72157603262177678/
- A pinterest search for medieval tunics


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CIOX Health Talent Acquisition Client Service Representative II in Indianapolis, Indiana
This is a mid-level position responsible for processing all release of medical records information requests in a timely and efficient manner ensuring accuracy and providing customers with the highest quality product and customer service. In addition to the duties and responsibilities specified for this role, the Client Service Representative II is able to independently perform and fulfill all the duties and responsibilities of the Client Service Representative I position. Associate must at all times safeguard and protect the patient's right to privacy by ensuring that only authorized individuals have access to the patient's medical information and that all releases of information are in compliance with the request, authorization, company policy and HIPAA regulations.
Exercises sound judgment and critical thinking skills in the execution of job duties and knows when to ask for guidance and/or share information with supervisor and/or manager for uncommon ROI requests.
Assists with the training of associates in the Client Service Representative I position.
Demonstrates working knowledge of esmartlog, smartlink, rep on line and other work tools and software.
Generates reports from e-smartlog, rep on line and other tools and software as directed by Manager and/or Supervisor.
Submits weekly reports as directed by Manager, Operations
Receives incoming requests for information and responds to requests by opening mail, assisting walk-ins and telephone inquiries, and retrieving facsimile inquiries in a timely manner.
Date stamps all requests and highlights pertinent data to facilitate processing.
Validates requests and authorizations for release of medical information according to established procedures and HIPAA guidelines.
Completes release of information requests including retrieving patient's medical charts and returning charts, copying/scanning medical records accurately and correctly, according to requests, established procedures, and established standards of quality and productivity; and electronically transmits medical record to processing operations.
Reviews the accuracy of scanned documents and ensures documents reflect the details specified by the requestor.
Performs quality checks on all work to assure accuracy of the release, confidentiality, and proper invoicing.
Maintains equipment in excellent operating condition (inside and out) and troubleshoot equipment issues with assistance from the Help Desk department.
Provides excellent customer service by being attentive, respectful and professional at all times; insures understanding of customer request and follows-through as promised; being proactive in identifying and addressing member concerns, or problems.
Demonstrates helpful and effective telephone etiquette and customer service skills by providing appropriate information to callers.
Maintains a neat, clean, and professional personal appearance and observes the dress code established by The Company or the member facility.
Maintains a clean and orderly work area, insures that records and files are properly stored before leaving area, and insures adequate supplies to meet customer requests.
Maintains working knowledge of the current state laws regarding fee structure, and HIPAA regulations as well as facility policies and procedures in regards to release of information.
Ability to maintain regular attendance and punctuality as scheduled. Notifies Supervisor and/or Manager if unable to adhere to daily schedule.
Adheres to all Company time and attendance policies or applicable law covering meal breaks and rest periods. Records all accurate work hours in The Company's designated time keeping system daily and adheres to the Company's overtime policy and procedures for requesting time off or change in schedule.
Works within scope of position and direction; willingly accepts assignments and is available to take on additional tasks facilities or assist with ROI backlogs.
Performs responsibilities in accordance with The Company's and member facilities policies and procedures and state and federal labor regulations and works to minimize confidentiality breaches.
Maintains confidentiality, information security and ethical behavior when handling all Company and medical records information during transport, storage and disposal. Will not remove medical records information from member site unless written authorization is provided by the facility's HIM Director, Company Supervisor, Manager or Vice President of Operations.
Attends and participates in required educational training sessions and staff meetings as scheduled and assigned.
Ability to adapt to change and respond to difficult and challenging situations in a professional manner.
Accepts new assignments willingly to meet business needs.
Communicates with Manager on an on-going basis, providing information and data as requested including member's changing needs and requests.
Promptly reports to Manager any customer service concerns and/or any potential HIPAA violations whether actual or perceived.
Informs Manager of site or work difficulties, special project requests from facility, and fluctuating volume in daily workload.
Ability to accurately and efficiently utilize a computer for data input, retrieval of data, running reports and all other tasks associated with release of information services and time reporting.
Ability to work with minimum supervision, organize workload and prioritize work tasks to meet production goals.
May be required to travel to multiple sites based on the needs of the region
Ability to recognize emergency situations within context of job duties and communicate potential issues to Supervisor and/or Manager
Maintains knowledge of safety procedures to ensuring a safe work environment and reports safety concerns to Supervisor and/or Manager.
Maintains a current and valid driver's license and insures personal automobile insurance is in force and will be maintained, in at least the amounts required by state law, on any automobile or transportation that is used in connection with Company duties.
Checks The Company and other assigned email and communication systems such as REP Online and member assigned email on a daily basis. Utilizes assigned tools within established guidelines.
Performs other tasks as assigned including but not limited to working at facilities within 50 miles of principal site as business needs arise.
Adheres to The Company's Code of Conduct and business standards.
A High School Diploma or GED is required.
Must be able to communicate effectively in the English language.
Must have at least 1 year of experience preferably with release of information, medical records, or other related experience in a healthcare environment.
Proven customer service experience and/or training.
Ability to effectively use computer software and technology as required by the member facility including Microsoft Word and Excel
Ability to understand and become knowledgeable of Release of Information standards, policies & procedures and HIPAA regulations and to complete work in compliance of these and other standards.
Ability to read and comprehend simple, healthcare terminology
Effective organizational skills a must
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to use fax, copier, microfilm machine, and multiline phone system and other required work tools
Ability to learn new equipment and required processes in a fast paced environment
Must be willing to travel to multiple sites based on the needs of the region
Ability to work professionally, effectively, and efficiently in a team environment with customers, management and co-workers.
Must be able to multi-task effectively
Requisition ID: 2020-13070
External Company Name: CIOX Health
External Company URL: careers-cioxhealth.icims.com


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Yet another scam that is spreading on Facebook. This time the scam claims to giveaway an Apple iPad for free. The scam reads – "WOW! [your-name], the site is messing up right now and giving out Ipads free!!! @ http://apps.facebook.com/ipadauctionoff/?mnwkezbn I got mine yesterday hurry while it lasts"
This scam is a type of clickjacking where the scam message will be automatically "liked" and posted on your Facebook wall.
Once you've clicked on the link, you'll be taken to a page that is shown below.
Facebook scams take advantage of users curiosity and post messages with keywords like "free iPad", "wardrobe malfunction", "committed suicide", "exposing breasts" and so on. Users fall for this trap and become victims of clickjacking and likejacking on Facebook which will ask users to complete a survey and lead them to a scam website.
This is done in order to drive traffic to scam websites or to earn money. For every survey completed, the scammer earns some money as commission. It is always advised that you avoid such scams messages that contains keywords/phrases that makes you curious.
It is recommended that you if you see such scam, report it to Facebook by contacting Facebook Security and make sure that you have removed/deleted such scam messages from your Facebook wall.
Here's an article about Avoiding Facebook Lifejacking and Clickjacking scams. We have also complied a list of Actively Spreading Scams on Facebook for you to look through and avoid.


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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street in midday trading Friday after Procter & Gamble and Starbucks posted strong earnings reports.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 30 points to 13,855 as of noon Friday. The Standard & Poor's 500 advanced three points to 1,498. The Nasdaq gained eight points to 3,138.
Procter & Gamble, world's largest consumer products maker, gained $2.61 to $73.02 after reporting that its quarterly income more than doubled. P&G also raised its profit forecast for its full fiscal year. Starbucks rose $1.95 to $56.54 after reporting a 13 percent increase in profits.
The S&P 500 broke through 1,500 Thursday for the first time since December 2007, following a drop in claims for unemployment benefits that added to evidence that the labor market is healing. The index fell back but still ended the day fractionally higher and extended its streak of gains to seven days, the longest since October 2006.
"Earnings are growing," said Joe Tanious, a global market strategist at JPMorgan. "The bottom line is that corporate America is doing exceptionally well."
Tanious expects corporate earnings to grow at about 5 percent over the "next year or two," and stock valuations to rise. Currently, the S&P 500 is trading at an average price-to-earnings ratio of 14, below an average of 15.1 for the last decade, according to FactSet data.
Stocks have surged this month, with the S&P 500 advancing 5 percent this month. It jumped at the start of the year when lawmakers reached a last-minute deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff." Stocks built on those gains on optimism that the housing market is recovering and the labor market is healing. The Dow Jones is up 5.7 percent on the year.
Deutsche Bank analysts raised their year-end target for the index to 1,600 from 1,575.
Companies will be able to maintain their earnings even if lawmakers in Washington decide to implement wide-ranging spending cuts to narrow the budget deficit, the analysts said in a note sent to clients late Thursday.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to its price, climbed 5 basis points to 1.91 percent.
Among other stocks making big moves.
— Netflix climbed $19.61 to $166.47, after the stock logged its biggest single day advance Thursday on the outlook for the company's Internet video service.
— Halliburton gained $1.87 to $39.69 after posting a loss that was smaller than analysts had expected. The oilfield services company said fourth-quarter profits declined 26 percent to $669 million on increasing pricing pressure in the North American market and one-time charges from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Wall Street had expected worse.
—Hasbro fell $1.45 to $37 after the toy maker said its fourth-quarter revenue failed to meet expectations because of poor demand over the holidays. The company plans to cut about 10 percent of its workforce and consolidate facilities to cut expenses.
— Green Mountain Coffee Roasters rose $1.10 to $44.88 after an analyst noted that sales of a competing coffee brewer introduced by Starbucks were getting off to a weak start.


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VANCOUVER, BC – The various roster moves made by Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Thursday create "a significant amount of cap space" for the incoming head coach, according to club president Bob Lenarduzzi.
Whitecaps FC announced on Thursday that they have picked up the contract options on 11 players from last year's squad, bringing the total number of players under contract for next season to 19. A Major League Soccer team may have up to 30 players on its roster at any given time.
It was also announced that the club has declined the options on eight players, which will give the new head coach a real opportunity to put his stamp on the team, said Lenarduzzi.
"It's definitely a positive opportunity for someone coming in," Lenarduzzi told whitecapsfc.com. "The coach will have the flexibility and freedom to fill out the roster."
With the club currently in the process of hiring a new head coach and the league's Wednesday deadline for exercising players options, the roster moves were made by Lenarduzzi with input from the club's director of professional teams Greg Anderson, as well as the assistant coaches.
The incoming manager will be responsible for any further player personnel matters, such as the decision on out-of-contract captain Jay DeMerit, Lenarduzzi added.
"The new coach will obviously look at what he has to work with and then from there identify the areas we need to upgrade," said Lenarduzzi, who told media that the search for a new head coach is at its final stages.
As expected, the group of players retained includes the likes of Golden Boot winner Camilo Sanvezzo, Canadian international Russell Teibert, midfielders Gershon Koffie and Nigel Reo-Coker and defenders Jordan Harvey and Carlyle Mitchell.
It also includes veteran midfielder Matt Watson and youngsters Aminu Abdallah, Bryce Alderson, Erik Hurtado, and Omar Salgado, who missed last season with a fractured right foot.
With the players whose options were exercised, as well as those who were already on guaranteed contracts, Lenarduzzi said he believes there's a healthy balance of young and veteran players in the fold.
"I think we have a lot of young players who have either illustrated what they can do or have shown enough potential to push for the opportunity to earn minutes," he said. "At the same time, with senior players like Reo-Coker, Andy O'Brien, Kenny Miller, and David Ousted, we're excited about the direction of our 2014 roster."
O'Brien, Ousted, and Miller were among the group of players who had guaranteed contracts heading into the 2014 season. The others are youngsters Sam Adekugbe, Caleb Clarke, Johnny Leveron, Kekuta Manneh and Darren Mattocks.
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I recently got an email asking whether Feng Shui works 100% of the time. This got me thinking, whether Feng Shui really works 100% of the time. The truth is I've already written about WHY FENG SHUI DON'T ALWAYS WORK more than a year ago.
However, I believe that it is worth writing about it again, this time I would like to stress two of the major reasons that I have observed why Feng Shui don't always work. The reasons I'm writing about now is an expounding of the last reason that I've written in WHY FENG SHUI DON'T ALWAYS WORK which is BEING TOO NEGATIVE.
A number of emails that I receive are from women who looking for love or wants to have the 'love of their life' return to them. Modesty aside, I'm happy to share that there are a number of them who got their lover/partner back, and that's because they either got the WISH FULFILLING AND BUDDHA'S BLESSING MANTRA PENDANT or thru asking them to fix something in their room or house, or one which is through a powerful amulet pendant from Thailand.
Nevertheless, recently one of them got separated again, and she came to me complaining that Feng Shui only worked for her for a while. Since I already got to know them pretty well, I've already formed some ideas as to why they got separated again, but, I thought I'd still talk to the husband as to why he left her again for the 3rd time.
The husband who is also a believer and practice Feng Shui said that no amount of Feng Shui can help his wife. He said, she simply was not the woman she married. She has become very negative, often times very offensive and downright disrespectful to everybody. He said, all their money has gotten to her head and that she no longer sees the poor woman she married that's very loving and caring with everybody.
This confirmed my belief that the woman has become very negative that the husband decided to leave. He also added that he still loves her but she should start helping herself and change herself.
I totally agree. I know for a fact that this woman will make a person suffer just because she didn't like what that person did. One time, she even bragged that she sent a former friend some threatening messages just because the former friend failed to deliver on time the things the woman requested her to buy. She said that she send it anonymously using a different number so that her former friend will not be able to send her negative thoughts. WRONG! Karma is in the act that one did not in the thoughts sent by another person.
I have already warned her about attracting too much negative energy, but since she continuously gets good financial luck, she just ignored my warnings. However, the negative energy that she's accumulating is attacking her through her personal life. She still hasn't conceived even her Bazi / Paht Chee shows that she has descendant luck. Now her husband has left her for the third time.
Writing this now, because I notice this to be true with a lot of people, they want all the luck but they remain to be very negative. Not only negative in terms of being pessimistic but also negative in a bad attitude way. The bad news is Feng Shui can only do so much. One has to learn to change also.


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Iachini revels in Siena win
Siena coach Giuseppe Iachini had nothing but praise for his players after they stunned high-flying Lazio 3-0.
The Tuscan club had started the day at the foot of the Serie A table, but Innocent Emeghara's brace and a further strike from Alessandro Rosina capped a superb performance against a Lazio team challenging for a Champions League place.
The win saw Siena move to within four points of safety and Iachini admits it was a result to savour.
"The guys gave a great performance, you have to play well to beat Lazio," he said on acsiena.it.
"We played the game in the right way and are reaping the rewards of the great work we do during the week.
"We had prepared well for the match. We were careful in attack and then good hitting on the break."
Iachini is hoping his players can now go on a winning run as they look to climb out of the bottom three.
"The secret to this success is organisation, intensity and the right mindset to always go looking for a victory by playing proactively," he said. "We have to continue like this, always believing in the work we do.
"I do not look at our ranking now, it makes no sense to do so. We will just try to win as many games as possible, then we will do the maths at the end."
Lazio remain third in the table but are 11 points behind leaders Juventus and without a win in their last five league matches. Coach Vladimir Petkovic admitted his side were outplayed by Siena.
He said: "I take the blame for the team and the tactics, but you have to compliment Siena for the way they played. There are no excuses for this defeat.
"I did not need to shout at the players - they are smart and know what they did wrong. We also have to apologise to the fans because they did not see the real Lazio."


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In the age of ubiquitous Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, it remains a minor scandal that home theater devices continue to heavily rely on ancient IR (infrared)-based remote controls. With no clear replacement standard in sight, companies tend to stick with IR in new products to maintain compatibility, with some network-connected gadgets getting Wi-Fi control apps or -- like Sony's notoriously IR-free PlayStation 3 -- going a Bluetooth-only route, and ending up needing kludgy adapters to work with existing universal remote controls.
The Logitech Harmony Smart Control ($130) is a fascinating new universal remote control system that attempts to bridge the gap between our clunky infrared past and a more modern wireless future. It works like other RF (radio frequency)-based remotes, using a separate "hub" to translate wireless commands so IR-only devices can receive them -- but it one-ups other systems by being capable of directly controlling both the Bluetooth-only Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii without a separate adapter. But that's not all: the hub also makes it possible to use your iPhone or Android phone as a remote (using Logitech's free app), communicating with those smartphones via your home Wi-Fi network. In most cases you'll likely prefer to use the supplied "simple" remote, which is great, albeit a few buttons short of being truly excellent. The real magic remains Harmony's excellent activity-based buttons: you hit a single button for, say, "Watch TV" and the remote takes care of everything else.
Despite its forward-thinking ways, the Harmony Smart Control isn't quite a home run product, largely due to finicky setup that requires a good deal of patience and technical know-how. The Harmony 650 ($65) remains the best value for most buyers, but the Harmony Smart Control's added features are seriously worth considering if you'll appreciate its RF capability, especially for PS3 owners.
The hub and the remote
The Harmony Smart Control isn't quite like any other universal-remote system. It's a hybrid of a standard universal remote (like the Harmony 650) and newer, smartphone-based control systems, like Peel and Beacon, that use a "pod" or hub to distribute remote signals. The idea behind Harmony Smart Control is you get the best of both worlds, as it includes both a pod called the Harmony Hub (also sold separately for $100), and a stripped-down simple remote. (The Hub module bears a resemblance to the now-discontinued Harmony Link, but that model lacked Bluetooth.)
The Hub is designed to sit on your TV cabinet and it fires remote commands (via IR) to control your gear. The placement may seems a little odd, but the Hub's powerful IR blasters are capable of bouncing signals off the walls and furniture of your living room, which works remarkably well. If the remote signals aren't reaching your components, the Hub also has two IR ports on the back for connecting separate wired blasters, which can be especially useful if you keep your components hidden behind a cabinet.
In addition to IR, the Hub is also capable of sending commands via Bluetooth for two supported devices, the PlayStation 3 and the Wii. Support for the PS3 is particularly nice, considering it's an excellent all-in-one media device, but inexplicably lacks an IR receiver; prior to the Hub, you had to pony up for Logitech's Harmony Adapter for PS3 if you wanted to control the PS3 via a standard universal remote.
Simple remote: A few buttons short
The remote communicates with the Hub via RF, which, unlike standard IR signals, doesn't require line of sight. That means you don't have to point the remote at your devices, which is especially useful when using one of Harmony's "activity" buttons. (Longtime Harmony fans are familiar with the awkwardness of holding the remote pointing at the screen while the remote fires out its long sequence of commands.) I had some skepticism that this two-part system could offer the same responsiveness as a standard universal remote, but it felt just as fast as any other remote I've used, after I tweaked the settings -- more on that later.
Physically, the remote is impressively thinner, shorter, and lighter than any of Harmony's other offerings. That sliver-thinness is made possible by a waferlike watch battery (CR2032) that Logitech claims can last for a year. Swapping in a new battery is dead simple and replacement batteries are cheap -- you can get five for under $2. The small size of the remote, along with the soft feltlike backing, also just makes the remote nicer to hold; even though I left my trusty Harmony 650 on my coffee table too, I tended to reach for the Smart Control remote.
The button layout is similar to that of other recent Harmony remotes, and yes, that includes the transport buttons (Play, Pause, Fast-Forward and Rewind) positioned toward the top. The repositioning of those buttons (compared with classic Harmony remotes) has generated a lot of criticism, which I largely agree with, but the smaller size of the Harmony Smart Control's remote makes it less of an issue. The lack of an LCD screen makes the transport keys reachable without having to reposition your hand and I found myself easily finding them without looking. I'd still prefer a more central location for transport buttons, but it's not a major issue on this remote.
The more disappointing aspect of the button layout is that there are only three activity buttons. These remain Harmony's killer feature, letting you set up dedicated buttons for tasks such as "Watch TV" that take care of all the remote commands you need to send, such as turning on your TV, cable box, and AV receiver and switching to the proper inputs. Unfortunately, having only three activities feels too limiting -- even more one more would make a big difference. You can actually access six activities from the remote, as you can assign separate activities to long presses, but that requires you to remember those "hidden" activities, which isn't a proper substitute. It doesn't help that one of the activity buttons is marked for music listening; gaming likely would have been a better choice. (Despite the icons, you can assign whatever activity you'd like to each of the buttons.)
Smartphone control: Neat, but superfluous
You can also control the Hub using Logitech's dedicated Harmony smartphone app, which is available for both iOS and Android. The app features the same activity-based buttons, although you can see all six activities in the smartphone interface. (Surprisingly, there's currently no dedicated tablet app, although I was able to make do on my iPad using the blown-up iPhone app.)
Logitech really stresses the phone control aspect of the Smart Control, but in practice I found myself almost exclusively using the simple remote control. It may not sound like much, but waking up your phone, sliding to unlock, entering a password, swiping to the relevant home screen, then loading the app is a hassle every time you want to simply adjust the volume a little.
With the old-fashioned remote, you can easily pick it up, nudge the volume up a little, and you're done, all without taking your eyes off your TV. That last point is a crucial one; physical buttons are easy to navigate by feel, while the flat, featureless surfaces of smartphone and tablet touch screens require you to look at them.
Setup: Patience required
When Harmony's PC-based setup was released, it was a huge leap forward from the tedious trial-and-error method of looking up remote codes in a booklet. In the intervening years, however, Harmony's setup hasn't changed much and has slowly started to seem out-of-date and occasionally maddening.


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Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, and Peter Tork of The Monkees have announced plans for a fall tour—the group's first time on stage together since 1997. The trio plans to honor the band's fourth member, Davy Jones, who died earlier this year, using "multimedia content." (The word "hologram" was not explicitly mentioned.)
This will also be the first time that Nesmith—the most distant member since he left the band in 1970—has toured with The Monkees since 1969. His last onstage appearance was to promote the band's 1997 album Justus, the first album written and recorded by just the original lineup.
The shows will be more than just musical performances, and will include rare films and photographs from the band's many memorable years. The tour makes 12 stops throughout the U.S., starting in California and ending in New York City, beginning in November. Dates are below.
Nov. 8—California Center for the Arts—Escondido, California
Nov. 9—The Arlington Theatre—Santa Barbara, California
Nov. 10—Greek Theatre—Los Angeles, California
Nov. 11—Flint Center for the Performing Arts—Cupertino, California
Nov. 15—State Theatre—Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov. 16—The Chicago Theatre—Chicago, Illinois
Nov. 17—Lakewood Civic Auditorium—Cleveland, Ohio
Nov. 18—The Center for the Arts—Buffalo, New York
Nov. 29—Keswick Theatre—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov. 30—State Theatre Regional Arts Center—New Brunswick, New Jersey
Dec. 1—The Paramount—Huntington, New York
Dec. 2—The Beacon Theatre—New York, New York


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Maguire Energy Institute's Weinstein discusses impact of regulations on Gulf energy production
How are new permitting regulations affecting the development of energy in the Gulf of Mexico? During today's OnPoint, Bernard Weinstein, associate director of the Maguire Energy Institute at Southern Methodist University, discusses a new report focused on the effect of regulations on offshore activity. He explains why he believes the permitting process is slowing Gulf development.


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November 12, 2012
Iran launched large-scale air defense drills in the country's eastern half on Monday, Iranian media reported, amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over a military incident in the Gulf reported last week..
The "Velayat-4" maneuvers being held this week will span 850,000 square kilometres in Iran's northeast, east, and southeast regions, or about half its total land mass. The maneuvers will include about 8,000 troops, drawn both from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and as its regular military, Iranian media reported.
"Various kinds of fixed, mobile, and tactical long-range radars, and fixed, tactical and airborne electronic surveillance systems will participate in this exercise," said Farzad Esmaili, who heads Iran's air defense headquarters, according to state news agency IRNA.
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Location: Subtropical Plant Pathology ResearchTitle: Visualization of 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus' cells in the vascular bundle of citrus seed coats with fluorescence in situ hybridization and transmission electron microscopy
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|FOLIMONOVA, S - University Of Florida
|ACHOR, DIANN - University Of Florida
Submitted to: Phytopathology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/28/2012
Publication Date: 5/29/2013
Citation: Hilf, M.E., Sims, K.R., Folimonova, S.Y., Achor, D.S. 2013. Visualization of 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus' cells in the vascular bundle of citrus seed coats with fluorescence in situ hybridization and transmission electron microscopy. Journal of Phytopathology. 103:6:545-554.
Interpretive Summary: This paper describes continuing research on the question of whether 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus', which is the bacterium associated with the citrus disease huanglongbing, is transmitted through seed. Previous tests using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detected bacterial DNA in seed coats and in a few seedlings, but detecting the DNA does not mean that intact cells are present in the tissue. We used transmission electron microscopy and fluorescence in situ microscopy to see bacterial cells in citrus seeds from infected trees, demonstrating that intact bacterial cells are present in seeds and providing one of the first microscopy studies of 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus' based on light microscopy and not electron microscopy.
Technical Abstract: 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus' is the bacterium implicated as a causal agent of the economically damaging disease of citrus called huanglongbing (HLB). Vertical transmission of the organism through seed to the seedling has not been demonstrated, but previous studies using real-time PCR (qPCR) assays indicated abundant bacterial 16S rRNA sequences in seed coats of citrus seeds. We used microscopy to verify that intact bacterial cells were present in citrus seed coats. Bacterial cells with the morphology and physical dimensions appropriate for 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus' were seen in phloem sieve elements in the vascular bundle of 'Conners' grapefruit seed coats using TEM. FISH analyses utilizing probes complementary to the 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus' 16S rRNA revealed bacterial cells in the vascular tissue of intact seed coats of 'Conners' and 'Inman' grapefruit and in fragmented vascular bundles excised from seed coats of 'Liane' pummelo. The physical measurements and the morphology of individual bacterial cells were consistent with those ascribed in the literature to 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus'. No cells were observed in preparations of seeds from fruits from noninfected trees. A small library of clones of prokaryote 16S rRNA gene sequences amplified with degenerate primers from seed coats from a non-infected tree contained no 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus' sequences, whereas 95% of the sequences in a similar library from DNA from seed coats from an infected tree were identified as 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus', providing molecular genetic corroboration that the bacterial cells revealed by TEM and FISH in seed coats from infected trees were 'Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus'.


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SCI's Center for Seafarers' Rights (CSR), a world leader in advocacy for the merchant mariner, provides professional legal services for seafarers around the globe.
SCI's Center for Seafarers' Rights administers the world's only free legal-aid service devoted exclusively to the needs of merchant mariners. On a daily basis, the Institute assists mariners with concerns regarding working conditions, compensation, and rights in various circumstances.
Through education, SCI empowers merchant mariners, global port chaplains, and others with information and training they need on current issues affecting mariners' rights. Attorneys for CSR teach and write materials for chaplains' schools, seafarers' ministries, and international conferences.
On a global scale, SCI monitors and works towards legislation to improve mariners' legal protections. Over the years, the Institute has helped pass important laws to ensure safety in the maritime workplace and the fair treatment of mariners. SCI attorneys regularly participate in International Maritime Organization, International Labour Organization, United States Congressional and other countries' legislative deliberations relating to seafarers' issues.
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This event provides an opportunity for top young physicists to enjoy a multidisciplinary conference, and interact with resident scientists. In addition, participants will have an opportunity to learn more about Perimeter Institute.
Inferring a quantum system\'s state, from repeated measurements, is critical for verifying theories and designing quantum hardware. It\'s also surprisingly easy to do wrong, as illustrated by maximum likelihood estimation (MLE), the current state of the art. I\'ll explain why MLE yields unreliable and rank-deficient estimates, why you shouldn\'t be a quantum frequentist, and why we need a different approach. I\'ll show how operational divergences -- well-motivated metrics designed to evaluate estimates -- follow from quantum strictly proper scoring rules.
In stochastic treatments of the ERRB set-up, it is equivalent to impose Bell\'s inequalities, a local causality condition, or a certain \"non-contextual hidden variables\" condition. But these conditions are violated by quantum mechanics. On the other hand, it is possible to view quantum mechanics as part of \"quantum measure theory\", a generalization of probability measure theory that allows pair wise interferences between histories whilst banning higher order interference. In this setting, is may be possible find quantum analogues of the three stochastic conditions.
Quantum information theory has two equivalent mathematical conjectures concerning quantum channels, which are also equivalent to other important conjectures concerning the entanglement. In this talk I explain these conjectures and introduce recent results.
It is a fundamental property of quantum mechanics that non-orthogonal pure states cannot be distinguished with certainty, which leads to the following problem: Given a state picked at random from some ensemble, what is the maximum probability of success of determining which state we actually have? I will discuss two recently obtained analytic lower bounds on this optimal probability. An interesting case to which these bounds can be applied is that of ensembles consisting of states that are themselves picked at random.
Ancillary state construction is a necessary component of quantum computing.
The Everett (many-worlds) interpretation has made great progress over the past 20-30 years, largely due to the role of decoherence in providing a solution to the preferred basis problem. This makes it a serious candidate for a realist solution to the measurement problem. A remaining objection to the Everett interpretation (and one that is often considered fatal) is that that interpretation cannot make adequate sense of quantum probabilities.
Hints from quantum gravity suggest that a preferred frame may actually exist. One way to accommodate such a frame in general relativity without sacrificing diffeomorphism invariance is to couple the metric to a dynamical, time like, unit-norm vector field--the "aether". I will discuss properties and observational tests of a class of such theories, including post-Newtonian effects and radiation from binary pulsar systems.


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Surgery ends Creighton standout's season
Josh Jones has played his last Creighton basketball game.
KETV Sports Director Andy Kendeigh confirmed with Creighton University Athletics Wednesday night that further heart surgery means the senior will not play the remainder of the season. This was Jones' final year at Creighton.
Jones fainted right before a game earlier this month. Tests revealed Jones, who had open heart surgery while attending Omaha's Central High School, needed more surgery. Still, Jones was optimistic there was a chance he'd be able to play again this season.
Via Twitter Wednesday night, Jones said "Today I would like to announce my early retirement from my collegiate athletic career, and potentially further basketball aspirations. I may not have my career at bball anymore, but I do have my career in a healthy life and other successful opportunities. Thanks for {the} support. After being so strong having to be away from the game, I shed a tear about the feelings as I walk away from the game."
At a news conference two weeks ago, Jones said through tears he would always turn a positive out of a negative.
"It hurts me bad that this is happening to my life but I feel like God allowed this to happen to me because he knew I was strong enough to do it," said Jones.


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CHGIS Version 4 : GNS China 1990 Placenames in Guangxi Autonomous District
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- point features showing populated places and natural features in Guangxi Autonomous District, China (circa 1990) 1990 GNS Placenames New for Version 4 are more than 140,000 U.S. GeoNames Database features, enhanced with parent jurisdiction information. All of the China placename features (including towns, administrative units, and natural features) have been stamped with their parent county names, prefecture names, and national standard code numbers (GuoBiao Codes) for those parent jurisdictions. The resulting files have been split into thirty separate layers, one for each Chinese Province (circa 1990). Chinese Characters are included for County level units only (GBK encoding). This data is derived from public domain GNS data, published by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (please consult GNS_COPYRIGHT statement, included with each layer). -- text from CHGIS v4 CD-ROM.
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- placenames in Guangxi China, Names, Geographical, and Location
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Over a year ago, we posted our Orange Jello Fluff Salad and while it is still one of our most popular posts, we received some very emails from people who were concerned that we used the word "salad" in the title.
They feared that we were deceiving people into thinking that this was a healthy dish because of the word "salad" in the title. Sorry about that- we had no intentions of tricking anyone.
how to make homemade whipped cream:
My grandma always made the most delicious whipped cream. It was so creamy and thick. It is nothing like the spray or the frozen stuff, in the plastic container.
Although I am a busy mom, and use the frozen container stuff about 99% of the time, I do love the real stuff.
It is also extremely easy to make and only requires two inexpensive ingredients.
Homemade Whipped Cream:
-2 Tablespoons sugar
-1 cup heavy whipping cream
In a cold metal medium sized bowl (or any bowl really – it doesn't have to be metal), add the sugar and whipping cream.
Using an electric mixer (I used a hand mixer) whip until it is fully combined, and the whipped cream makes peaks.
Store in fridge until ready to use.
That's all there is to it. It doesn't get much easier than that.
tips for making mandarin orange cookie dessert salad
- This recipe calls for buttermilk. It definitely tastes best with buttermilk, but you could also make it with milk, if you desire. I personally prefer the buttermilk, because it's a little thicker.
- When you fold in the cool whip, we really mean fold. If you mix it with an electric mixer, your whipped cream will become more liquidy, and not so thick and fluffy.
- If you don't want to add the cookies, you most definitely don't have to. You could easily go without them.
- If you make this recipe ahead of time, we recommend adding the cookies right before serving. If you make it ahead of time with the cookies, they will become mushy and won't taste as good.
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- 2 (3.4 ounce) packages vanilla instant pudding
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 (8 ounce) packages Cool Whip
- 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple tidbits (drained well)
- 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges (drained well)
- 1 (11.5 ounce) package fudge-striped cookies (I used Keebler)
- In a large bowl, mix together the dry pudding mixes and buttermilk.
- Fold in the Cool-Whip.
- Stir in the pineapple and mandarin oranges until incorporated.
- Break cookies into bite-size pieces and gently fold into salad mixture.
- Serve immediately.
- If preparing ahead of time, add cookies right before serving.
If you want to make this ahead of time, just wait to add the cookie pieces until right before you serve it because the cookies tend to go soggy . . . unless you like them that way!
Also, I have used milk in place of the buttermilk and it still works fine! 🙂
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MOORPARK, CA – November 11, 2009 – Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM® software for maximizing programming efficiency of CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, announced today that, in October, its GibbsCAM software passed Microsoft-designed tests for compatibility and reliability on PCs running the Windows® 7 operating system. Microsoft recommends "Compatible with Windows 7" products because they install readily, run reliably on Windows 7, and represent a commitment that the products will continue to work over the life of Windows 7. GibbsCAM now has 32- and 64-bit versions for the new operating system.
"We aggressively develop and pursue technology to help customers achieve higher productivity with as much ease-of-use as possible," says Bill Gibbs, Gibbs and Associates company founder and president. "The Windows 7 operating system is all about making things easier, and that's what our software is designed to do for machinists and CNC programmers. So we are pleased with the result of our relationship with Microsoft, and proud to be one of the first to offer Windows 7 users fully compatible CAM software."
GibbsCAM users can now avail themselves of various Windows 7 features to get work done faster and to better manage work flow, files and archives. Among these features are:
• Search – now includes Libraries to list, in one place, files stored in local drives or remote drives located anywhere on the network
• Improved taskbar, with full screen previews – provides one-click access to applications pinned to the taskbar, click and drag icons on the taskbar to rearrange them, see thumbnail views of every file or window that opens in an application by hovering over its icon, and show full preview of any file by hovering over its thumbnail
• Jump lists – enable quick search of files recently used, with a mere right-click on the application icon in the taskbar
• Snaps – allows quick comparison of open files by dragging a window to either side of the screen to "snap" it to the edge and fill half the screen, then snapping another file to the other side to fill that half of the screen
• 64-bit operation – for faster processing, under certain conditions, when operating with 4GB RAM or more
• Better use of memory – less RAM is used by the operating system, which also allocates RAM to background processes only when they are required
• Faster start up, shut down, and resume from standby for PCs
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Coriolus versicolorTrametes versicolor
• ]]>Cancer Treatment Support]]>
• ]]>Cancer Prevention]]>
Coriolus versicolor is a common tree fungus, often seen by hikers as a stiff, rounded, horizontal protuberance from tree trunks, with concentric lines of varying color. In ]]>traditional Chinese herbal medicine]]> , this fungus is used to strengthen overall vitality and treat lung and liver problems as well as other conditions.
What is Coriolus versicolor Used for Today?
Currently, extracts of Coriolus versicolor called polysaccharide-K (PSK) and polysaccharopeptide (PSP) are under study as immune stimulants for use alongside chemotherapy]]> in the treatment of cancer. These two related substances, made from slightly different strains of the fungus, are thought to act as "biological response modifiers," meaning that they affect the body's response to cancer.
According to most but not all reported trials, most of which were performed in Asia, both PSK and PSP can enhance the effects of various forms of standard cancer treatment. ]]>1-9]]>
For example, in a 28-day ]]>double-blind]]> , placebo-controlled study of 34 people with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer, use of Coriolus extracts along with conventional treatment significantly slowed the progression of the disease. ]]>2]]>
It is thought that Coriolus extracts work by stimulating the body's own cancer-fighting cells. ]]>3]]> PSK and PSP may also have ]]>cancer-preventive]]> effects.
In addition, very weak evidence hints that extracts of Coriolus versicolor might be helpful for ]]>HIV infection]]> . ]]>10]]>
A typical dosage of PSK or PSP as an adjunct to standard cancer treatment is 2 to 6 grams daily. For prevention of cancer, some experts recommend 500 mg daily, but there is no real scientific basis for this recommendation.
Safety Issues
According to Chinese studies, PSP and PSK appear to be relatively nontoxic, both in the short and long term. 9,11,12]]>
Few side effects have been reported in clinical trials. However, safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or people with severe liver or kidney disease has not been established.
1. Morimoto T, Ogawa M, Orita K, et al. Postoperative adjuvant randomised trial comparing chemo-endocrine therapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy for patients with stage II breast cancer: 5-year results from the Nishinihon Cooperative Study Group of Adjuvant Chemo-endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer (ACETBC) of Japan. Eur J Cancer . 1996;32A:235–242.
2. Tsang KW, Lam CL, Yan C, et al. Coriolus versicolor polysaccharide peptide slows progression of advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Respir Med . 2003;97:618–24.
3. Fisher M, Yang LX. Anticancer effects and mechanisms of polysaccharide-K (PSK): implications of cancer immunotherapy. Anticancer Res . 2002;22:1737–54.
4. Nakazato H, Koike A, Saji S, et al. Efficacy of immunochemotherapy as adjuvant treatment after curative resection of gastric cancer. Study Group of Immunochemotherapy with PSK for Gastric Cancer. Lancet . 1994;343:1122–1126.
5. Torisu M, Hayashi Y, Ishimitsu T, et al. Significant prolongation of disease-free period gained by oral polysaccharide K (PSK) administration after curative surgical operation of colorectal cancer. Cancer ImmunolImmunother . 1990;31:261–268.
6. Toi M, Hattori T, Akagi M, et al. Randomized adjuvant trial to evaluate the addition of tamoxifen and PSK to chemotherapy in patients with primary breast cancer. 5-year results from the Nishi-Nippon Group of the Adjuvant Chemoendocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer Organization. Cancer . 1992;70:2475–2483.
7. Mitomi T, Tsuchiya S, Iijima N, et al. Randomized, controlled study on adjuvant immunochemotherapy with PSK in curatively resected colorectal cancer. The Cooperative Study Group of Surgical Adjuvant Immunochemotherapy for Cancer of Colon and Rectum (Kanagawa). Dis Colon Rectum . 1992;35:123–130.
8. Iino Y, Yokoe T, Maemura M, et al. Immunochemotherapies versus chemotherapy as adjuvant treatment after curative resection of operable breast cancer. Anticancer Res . 1995;15:2907–2912.
9. Chu KK, Ho SS, Chow AH. Coriolus versicolor : a medicinal mushroom with promising immunotherapeutic values. J Clin Pharmacol . 2002;42:976–84.
10. Rotolo G. The effectiveness of Coriolus versicolor in the treatment of secondary phenomena associated with HIV. Paper presented at: the 10th International Congress of Mucosal Immunology; June 27-July 1, 1999; Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Poster 8.4.
11. Jian X, Huang L, Zhou Y, et al. Subchronic toxicity test of polysaccharopeptide of Yun Zhi (PSP). In: Yang QY (ed), International Symposium on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Cancer: Development and Clinical Validation—Advances Research in PSP . Hong Kong Association for Health Care Ltd; 1999:272–284.
12. Jin TY. Toxicological research on Yun Zhi polysaccharopeptide (PSP). In: Yan QY (ed), International Symposium on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Cancer: Development and Clinical Validation—Advances Research in PSP . Hong Kong Association for Health Care Ltd; 1999:76–79.
Last reviewed April 2009 by EBSCO CAM Review Board]]>
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The act of giving can be an extremely rewarding experience. Click below to learn more about making a gift to Day Kimball Healthcare.Learn more about Giving »
The American Red Cross will host a blood drive at Day Kimball Hospital on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. The drive will be located in the Hospital's Robert H. Field Conference Center. All donors are asked to enter the Hospital through the rear laboratory entrance.
Donors must be at least 17 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds. All donors are required to provide acceptable proof of identification. Two days prior to donating, blood donors should drink plenty of fluids, such as water or juice. They should also allow eight weeks between donations.
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TR3156 : Former level crossing over East Kent Light Railway
taken 4 years ago, near to Woodnesborough, Kent, Great Britain
A public footpath which runs generally north-east from Foxborough Farm on Foxborough Hill, just south of Woodnesborough, to terminate on the Sandwich bypass, at a junction with bridleway ES8A and ES511A. The path follows long-established field boundaries or drains, and intersects with public footpath EE225 to Church Street, Woodnesborough. It was formerly part of a longer, direct path to Sandwich, which still exists beyond the bypass as public bridleway ES8. A further public footpath crossed from the Old Rope Works on the Sandwich Road to Felderland Farm, but this was extinguished in 1951. The East Kent Light Railway Link crossed the path near the bypass (the electricity transmission line follows a similar alignment), but there is now virtually no trace of it save for a simple bridge over the adjacent ditch.
The East Kent Light Railway was part of the Colonel Stephens group of cheaply-built rural light railways in England. Holman Fred Stephens was engineer from its inception, subsequently becoming director and manager. The line ran from Shepherdswell to Wingham (Canterbury Road) Station with a branch from Eastry through Poison Cross to Richboro Port.
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- TR3156, 47 images (more nearby )
- Photographer
- Hugh Craddock (find more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 3 September, 2016 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 13 September, 2016
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OSGB36: TR 3174 5667 [10m precision]
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Quantum Flagship
We will still work to become number one in the history of humankind. For less than that none of us wake up and go every day to our wonderful offices for meeting our amazingly creative friends and colleagues @meetIQM https://twitter.com/meetIQM/status/1309009828023537665
IQM featured in "The Top 10 Startup Teams in Finland 2020"
It is even more special because this recognition is for our exceptional team and talent. And we totally agree 🙂 !
Thank you @TheOrgCom and @KajaKirstine for your support. #NordicMade
There we go! https://twitter.com/especuencagomez/status/1308707566386642945
@KikeSolanoPhys I absolutely agree. I also think that once the intelligence explosion happens, concepts of brain, thought, conscience and so on will reach a totally different level. Meta-brain, meta-thoughts, meta-conscience I would say. #singularity #AGI
The brain is an analog computer, tailored & evolved via evolution with digital languages for internal & external communication. AGI's goal cannot be to mimic it, but to largely overcome it. Via neuromorphic quantum computing, we are designing & building a quantum artificial brain
YES @KikeSolanoPhys @JorgeCasanovaM2 @qmisanz @SalariVahid -- plenty of discussions already going on! 😃 https://twitter.com/KikeSolanoPhys/status/1308373191929233409
Absolutely, with @ClariceDAiello @QuBiT_UCLA we are constantly talking about possible collaborations, they may even happen some time soon @JorgeCasanovaM2 @qmisanz https://twitter.com/anuragsaharoy/status/1308345587159298049
@anuragsaharoy @LibbyHeaney @KikeSolanoPhys @QuBiT_UCLA @ClariceDAiello The brain is too big and too warm and too messy to have any interesting long-range or long-duration quantum effects.
By "interesting" I mean "information carrying", contrasting with quantum in chemistry or material properties (e.g. semiconductivity and transparancy).
Sure, Mike, we will catch up with @AndreQuantum and @qctrlHQ Times are moving towards more creative tools and disruptive QC concepts, and we are all in for supporting such bold moves. We are settling down and soon reaching cruising speed in Munich @meetIQM for recovering contact. https://twitter.com/MJBiercuk/status/1307203258054713344
@KikeSolanoPhys @GoogleAI @meetIQM Great to see more demonstrations of #quantumcontrol. If you like this result, you can build these kinds of gates *right now* with the tools in BOULDER OPAL from @qctrlHQ
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This is about as simple as it gets this with a stove and a pot: turnips, simmering in water with a little salt. There's a quite a bit, and I'm not sure what I'll be doing with it afterwards, besides eating it—maybe freeze some. Possibilities, possibilities. They're from Shannon's farm, harvested last fall—ironically, for local food, it made a 1500 km (930 mi) journey from field to table, but that was with me along for the ride. Anyhow, stretching the stored food while waiting for a new season's fresh harvest!
Simple cookery
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh, and now Hugo Chavez. The late leader's supporters have put him on a pedestal long provided for the world's great leftist revolutionaries by saying they will embalm his body for perpetual display.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong, Ho Chi Minh, and now Hugo Chavez. The late leader's supporters have put him on a pedestal long provided for the world's great leftist revolutionaries by saying they will embalm his body for perpetual display.
Vice President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's acting head of state, said Thursday that Chavez's body would be forever displayed inside a glass tomb at a military museum not far from the presidential palace from which the socialist firebrand ruled for 14 years.
"We have decided to prepare the body of our 'Comandante President,' to embalm it so that it remains open for all time for the people. Just like Ho Chi Minh. Just like Lenin. Just like Mao Zedong," Maduro said.
Other socialist or communist leaders given similar treatments after dying are Russian dictator Josef Stalin, though his body was later removed, and North Korea's father-and-son leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. But it was the famous display of Soviet founder Lenin in Moscow's Red Square in 1924 that inspired the custom among leftist leaders.
Maduro said Chavez's body would be held in a "crystal urn" at the Museum of the Revolution, a stone's throw from Miraflores presidential palace, but that first the body would lie in state for "at least" seven days at the museum.
The announcement followed two emotional days following the leaders' death in which Chavez's supporters compared him to Jesus Christ, and accused his national and international critics of subversion.
But not everyone shared in the adoration of Chavez in death.
"Seriously? It's not a joke?" asked street food vendor Juan Ferreira, 51, on hearing that the late president's body would be put on permanent display. "Well, they can do what they like with Chavez's body. What is important is that they leave us in peace and give us the tranquility to work, that they stop making all us Venezuelans fight."
A state funeral was planned for Friday and would be attended by more than 30 heads of government, including Cuban President Raul Castro and Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Congressman Gregory Meeks, a New York Democrat, and former Rep. William Delahunt, a Democrat from Massachusetts, will represent the United States, which Chavez often portrayed as a great global evil even as he sent the country billions of dollars in oil each year.
A sea of sobbing humanity jammed Venezuela's main military academy Thursday to see Chavez's body, some waiting 10 hours under the twinkling stars and the searing Caribbean sun to file past his coffin. On Thursday night, Castro and Uruguayan President Jose Mujica visited the viewing site.
Even as his supporters attempted to immortalize the dead president, a country exhausted from round-the-clock mourning began to look toward the future. Some worried openly whether the nation's anointed leaders are up to the task of filling his shoes, and others said they were anxious for news on when elections will be held. The constitution mandates they be called within 30 days, but the government has yet to address the matter.
"People are beginning to get back to their lives. One must keep working," said 40-year-old Caracas resident Laura Guerra, a Chavez supporter who said she was not yet sold on Maduro, the acting head of state and designated ruling party candidate. "I don't think he will be the same. I don't think he has the same strength that the 'comandante' had."
At the military academy, Chavez lay in a glass-covered coffin wearing the olive-green military uniform and red beret of his paratrooper days and looking gaunt and pale, his lips pressed together.
Government leaders were largely incommunicado Wednesday as they marched in a seven-hour procession that carried Chavez's body from a military hospital to the academy. But they finally emerged before the cameras Thursday.
Asked when an election would be held, Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said only that the constitution would be followed. National Assembly chief Diosdado Cabello said later that Maduro would be sworn in as acting president of Venezuela on Friday after Chavez's state funeral.
While Maduro is the clear favorite over likely opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, the nation is polarized between Chavez supporters and critics who hold him responsible for soaring inflation, a growing national debt and a jump in violent crime.
Ana Teresa Sifontes, a 71-year-old housewife and opposition sympathizer, said Chavez did some good things for the nation's poor. But she said he had mismanaged the economy and showed more interest in regional grandstanding than governing.
"Why do we have to pay for Cuba?" she asked, referring to the billions in Venezuelan oil Chavez sent to Havana each year in return for Cuban doctors and other experts. "Why do we need them here?"
Associated Press writers Fabiola Sanchez, Frank Bajak and Christopher Toothaker contributed to this report.